How it works
During the Self-Cleaning cycle, the oven gets
much hotter than it does for baking or
broiling...approximately 875°F (468°C). This heat
breaks up grease and soil and burns it off.
This graph shows approximate temperatures
and times during a Self-Cleaning cycle for 3 hours.
Self-Cleaning cycle -three hour setting
(Approximate temperatures and times)
1000°F
800°F
600°F
400°F
200°F
START l/2 hr. 1 hr. 1 112 hrs.
2 hrs. 2 112 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 112 hrs.
427°C
316°C
204°C
STOP
Notice that the heating stops when the 3-hour setting is up, but that it takes longer for the oven to cool
down enough to unlock.